The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-01-22

Stewards After Election Talk.
Hon. w. N. Stewart delivered
carefully prepared speech before the
joint assembly of the Legislature, ac-
cepting the Office of United States SEN
ator, in which he said all the people
of Nevada are now his constituents,
and be has ne enemies to punish
among these who opposed him. Every
citizen of Nevada he's right to call
on him for any service legitimately
pertaining to his position, and he will
faithfully perform his duty without
regard to party. 1t is his ambition to
assist in placing Nevada among the
wealthy and populeus States of the
West, and if in the furthersnce of that
object all the people will unite much
may be accomplished.
He stated that he had reflected
much as to what can be dore to the
development of the resources of the
State. and thinks that free coinage of
silver is the true and only remedy to
revive our mining industry. Restore
silver tn its former place a money
metal. and allow the producer, as
formerly, to exchange it at the Mint
for coin at the standard rates fixed by
law, and it will be restored to par.
On the subject of irrigation, he said
the fact that the land laws, which are
applicable to the prairies of the West,
must be modified in their application
to the mountains aud valleys of Neva-
da, which must he irrigated to be
made productive, must be brought To
the attention of Congress. There
should he photographed and topo.
graphical survey of every stream
which it is possible to utilize for irri-
cation, to show where water can be
stored, and the cost of dams and other
structures for that purpose.
He stated that he is anxious Ia Ca
operate with the Legislature for the
benefit of all our citizens. aud parti-
cularly the laboring classes, and is in
favor of modifying the BurIingame
treaty and excluding all Asiatic labor
ers from the country.
He spoke in favor of increasing our
territory and population by the annex
alton of Southern Idnhs, union
which he believed would DE beneficial
TO both, and thinks it may be wise to
annex part of Utah.
He advocated resistance by all hon.
orable means to the contemplated clos
ing of the Mint, and suggested that a
memorial from the Legislature to Con-
gress, setting forth reasons why the
Mint should not closed, might have
some influence.
He remarked that railroads are es-
sential to the prosperity of Nevada,
and what the State needs is not the
destruction of existing railroads, but
the building of more, and the Interests
Of railroads and the interests of the
people should be identical.
In conclusion, he asked his constitu.
ents to deal fairly with him, and crit.
icise his course fairly and ilnpartially,
and said it would be great service to
him to be fully informed at all times
of the opinions, desires and wants of
his constituents.
In all this We fully agree with the
Silver State, which says:
Mr.. Stewards words are manly, his
promises fair and his ideas compre-
hsnsive. The demonstration of silver
by making its coinage free at the
Mint; system of reservoirs for the
storage of water for irrigation purpos.
es; and an increase of population and
taxable property by the annexation of
Southern Idaho and strip of Utah.
will make Nevada one of the bright.
est stars in the constellation Of States.